The principles and applications of avidin-based nanoparticles in drug delivery and diagnosis

A Jain, K Cheng - Journal of controlled release, 2017 - Elsevier
Avidin-biotin interaction is one of the strongest non-covalent interactions in the nature.
Avidin and its analogues have therefore been extensively utilized as probes and affinity …

The research and applications of quantum dots as nano-carriers for targeted drug delivery and cancer therapy

MX Zhao, BJ Zhu - Nanoscale Research Letters, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Quantum dots (QDs), nano-carriers for drugs, can help realize the targeting of
drugs, and improve the bioavailability of drugs in biological fields. And, a QD nano-carrier …

Overcoming spectral overlap via inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS). A tutorial review

E Bolea-Fernandez, L Balcaen, M Resano… - Journal of Analytical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This work reviews the operating principles of ICP-tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)
and the key applications reported on since the introduction of the technique in 2012. The …

A facile optosensing protocol based on molecularly imprinted polymer coated on CdTe quantum dots for highly sensitive and selective amoxicillin detection

K Chullasat, P Nurerk, P Kanatharana, F Davis… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
A facile method for coating a molecularly imprinted polymer onto CdTe quantum dots (MIP-
QDs) was successfully formulated and for the first time used as a highly selective and …

Recent breakthroughs in using quantum dots for cancer imaging and drug delivery purposes

A Hamidu, WG Pitt, GA Husseini - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Because each person's cancer may
be unique, diagnosing and treating cancer is challenging. Advances in nanomedicine have …

Application of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in the quantitative analysis of biomolecules with exogenous tags: a review

Z Liu, X Li, G Xiao, B Chen, M He, B Hu - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with the merits of high sensitivity
and accuracy, strong tolerance to interference and multi-element simultaneous detection …

Nanoparticles as labels of specific-recognition reactions for the determination of biomolecules by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

A Lores-Padín, P Menero-Valdés, B Fernández… - Analytica Chimica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is an essential tool for quantitative
ultratrace elemental and isotopic determinations in the biological and biomedical fields. In …

Atomic mass tag of bismuth‐209 for increasing the immunoassay multiplexing capacity of mass cytometry

G Han, SY Chen, VD Gonzalez, ER Zunder… - Cytometry Part …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mass cytometry (or CyTOF) is an atomic mass spectrometry‐based single‐cell immunoassay
technology, which has provided an increasingly systematic and sophisticated view in basic …

Based on ZnSe quantum dots labeling and single particle mode ICP-MS coupled with sandwich magnetic immunoassay for the detection of carcinoembryonic antigen …

Y Cao, G Mo, J Feng, X He, L Tang, C Yu, B Deng - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
A highly sensitive sandwich-type magnetic immunoassay based on inductively coupled
plasma mass spectrometry detection in single particle mode, with ZnSe Quantum dots (QDs) …

Highly sensitive nanoparticle-based immunoassays with elemental detection: Application to Prostate-Specific Antigen quantification

M Garcia-Cortes, JR Encinar… - Biosensors and …, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges in developing novel assay methods for the detection of
biomolecules is achieving high sensitivity, because of the ultralow concentrations typically in …